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Place in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Rakitovo Ракитово
Coat of arms of RakitovoCoat of arms
Rakitovo is located in BulgariaRakitovoRakitovoLocation of Rakitovo
Coordinates: 41°59′N 24°05′E / 41.983°N 24.083°E / 41.983; 24.083
CountryBulgaria
Province
(Oblast)		Pazardzhik
Government
 • MayorGeorgi Holyanov
Elevation814 m (2,671 ft)
Population
 • Total7 012
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code4640
Area code03542

Rakitovo (Bulgarian: Ракитово [rɐˈkitovo]) is a town in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population was 8,952. It is located in the northern part of the Rhodopi mountains at 12 km to the east of Velingrad and 7 km to the southwest of the Batak Reservoir. There is timber industry in the town. People from the region grow crops, lavender, potatoes and barley.

Some Aromanians live in Rakitovo.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Rakitovo is twinned with:

References

  1. Strnadel, Leslie; Erdley, Patrick (2012-01-01). Bulgaria (Other Places Travel Guide). Other Places Publishing. ISBN 9780982261996.
  2. Constantin, Marin (2014). "The ethno-cultural belongingness of Aromanians, Vlachs, Catholics, and Lipovans/Old Believers in Romania and Bulgaria (1990–2012)" (PDF). Revista Română de Sociologie. 25 (3–4): 255–285.
  3. Kyurkchiev, Nikolai (2006). "The Aromânians: an ethnos and language with a 2000-year history". International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 2006 (179): 115–129. doi:10.1515/IJSL.2006.029. S2CID 144939846.
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  • city status after the census of 01.02.2011: Ignatievo, Kran
Municipalities of Pazardzhik Province
Bulgaria Municipality of Rakitovo
Capital: Rakitovo
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41°59′N 24°05′E / 41.983°N 24.083°E / 41.983; 24.083

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